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ENG102 English Composition II

Topic 4 Quiz 4.3

Question 1Which of the following best describes Victor Frankestein’s personality?

a. He is focused and driven at whatever he dedicates himself to.

b. He is kind and gentle, attentive to all.

c. He is a quiet, introverted scholar, more interested in reading than in doing.

d. He is athletic, fit, and energetic, except during brief, intense illnesses.

Question 2After finishing work on his creature, Frankenstein spends the following year…

a. living in fear of his creature, second guessing every encounter and shadow, refusing to socialize or write home.

b. regaining his health and good spirits, spending a lot of time with Clerval studying languages and showing him around.

c. trying to return to Geneva, but being prevented from doing so due to treacherous weather and sabotage from his creature.

d. finishing his studies and writing long, detailed love letters to Elizabeth about his hopes for their future life together.

Question 3Who is telling the story?

a. Walton is retelling a story he heard from Frankenstein.

b. Walton is telling it by the fire as a ghost story to amuse his sister.

c. Frankenstein is writing this story as a memoir.

d. Shelley is telling the story; the narrator is the same as the author.

Question 4Frankenstein created the monster on a larger scale because the larger components were easier to work with, and he didn’t have refined instruments.

True

False

Question 5Frankenstein’s mother died of scarlet fever which she caught from Elizabeth.

True

False

Question 6Victor Frankenstein considers himself the true murderer of William.

True

False

Question 7Felix and De Lacey formally tutored the creature.

True

False

Question 8When the creature approaches Victor and begs he hear his story, Victor complies because….

a. he plans to lure the creature to a secluded place under this pretense to murder him.

b. the sadness in the creature’s eyes moves him to compassion and pity and he realizes for the first time he himself may be to blame.

c. he wishes to confirm that the creature has indeed slain William and partly he feels for the first time an obligation of a creator to hear his creature out before condemning him.

d. he has no choice. The creature has taken him from the mountain and tied him in a cave near a fire to listen.

Question 9The creature helped De Lacey’s family often–without their knowledge or gratitude.

True

False

Question 10The term “irony” means “an outcome or act opposite or other than what should be expected in a situation.”

Irony is often associated with sarcasm and wit, such as asking the fan of a band how she liked a concert, and the reply being, “Oh, it was horrible.  I loved it!”

Situational irony is often used by authors to point out things in life that are problematic.

Consider the paragraph where Felix is teaching Safie English from Volney’s Ruins of the Empires.  What is an ironic point in this paragraph?

a. Felix states he chose the book because the style is “framed in imitation of eastern authors,” to help Safie who is of Eastern descent, yet it talks about “slothful Asiatics.”

b. Both the creature and Safie wept over “the hapless fate of [the American hemisphere’s] original inhabitants.”

c. The book is fiction, yet it gives “insight into manners, governments, and religions of the different nations of earth.”

d. The creature would not have “understood the purport of this book” without Felix giving “very minute explanations.”

Question 11What is the real reason Victor visits the British Isles?

a. He needs to consult with others to design the creature’s mate.

b. He is afraid to marry Elizabeth and wants some space.

c. He wishes to travel and see the world before settling down in his hometown.

d. He has a girlfriend he met at the university who lives in Scotland.

Question 12Match the character with his/her proper end.

Victor Frankenstein

Answer 1

Died from illness and exposure

 Robert Walton

Answer 2

Returns home to a loving sister

 The Creature

Answer 3

Promises to throw himself on a funeral pyre

 Elizabeth Lavenza

Answer 4

Strangled on wedding night

 Justine Moritz

Answer 5

Executed for murder

 Question 13How many “victims” does the creature claim with his own hands?

a. Three: William Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, and Elizabeth Lavenza

b. Four: William Frankenstein, Justine Moritz, Henry Clerval, and Elizabeth Lavenza

c. Five:  William Frankenstein, Justine Moritz, Henry Clerval, Victor Frankenstein, and Elizabeth Lavenza

d. Six: William Frankenstein, Justine Moritz, Henry Clerval, Victor Frankenstein, Robert Walton, and Elizabeth Lavenza

Question 14Walton finds a northern trade route to the Americas.

True

False

Question 15Victor is shown the body of Henry because….:

a. no one else knows him, so since Victor is not from those shores, they hope he may recognize the dead man.

b. they suspect Victor is the murderer and want to see his reaction to the body to better judge their suspicions. 

c. Victor has been identified as the friend of Henry and they wish him to perform funeral arrangements.

d. because several witnesses swear they saw Victor strangling Henry in a small boat late the night before.

Question 16Which of the listed metaphors/scenes best fits Prometheus giving man the fire of the gods?

a. The creature setting fire to the cottage

b. Victor Frankenstein giving the “spark” of life to the creature

c. The passionate fire between Victor and Elizabeth

d. Robert Walton’s discovery of the North Pole

Question 17Frankenstein defied the natural order of God by creating life; Prometheus defied the gods by sharing fire.

True

False

Question 18Which character is most like Prometheus in the myth?

a. Henry Clerval

b. The creature

c. Victor Frankenstein

d. Robert Walton

Question 19Prometheus’ fire of the gods is like the spark of life Frankenstein gives his creation.

True

False

Question 20Prometheus and Frankenstein were both Greek Titans.

True

False